Norway has entered third Covid-19 wave
Health Minister Bent Høie said at a briefing on Wednesday that Norway is currently in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Høie spoke to the media after a record 1,156 new cases of the virus were registered in the country’s latest daily update. This number is the highest recorded in a day […]
Read MoreSpain: German authorities advise tourists to avoid unnecessary travel
The large number of Mallorca holiday bookings forced the German government to advise the public to avoid unnecessary travel. German authorities have to remind tourists who are eager to book holidays in Spain that the pandemic is not over, and pointed out that although the warning has been lifted and travel has not […]
Read MorePortugal landmarks light up green for St Patrick’s Day
To mark St. Patrick‘s Day, celebrated globally on March 17, many Portuguese landmarks were illuminated in green today. “Global Greening” aims to have a positive impact on St. Patrick’s Day around the world by lighting up hundreds of internationally renowned attractions. This year, the Irish Embassy in Portugal cooperated with the Irish Tourism […]
Read MoreMore than 2 million COVID-19 vaccines administered in Italy
The Ministry of Health said on Monday that 200,391,391 people in Italy have been fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine and have received the first and second doses. It pointed out that so far, people have been injected with 6,715,732 doses of vaccine, accounting for 85.1% of the 7,891,990 doses distributed to regions […]
Read MoreGibraltar says goodbye to tax haven status
Spain will remove Gibraltar from its list of tax havens after the agreement with the United Kingdom on tax cooperation came into effect at the beginning of this month. Although the British Overseas Territories are no longer on the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions of the European Union or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
Read MoreFrance: Consumption of cheese hits record level
Data for the entire 2020 show that French cheese sales have soared. BFM TV reported that as restaurants have been closed for several months, the consumption of restaurants and bars has dropped significantly, but according to data recently released by FranceAgriMer-Kantar, each cheese can be profited by increasing locked sales. Cheese made from […]
Read MoreFrance: Theatre occupations continue as protests escalate
Since Monday, students and workers from the French Ministry of Culture occupied about 30 theaters, opera houses and other venues. This is a small but expanding movement to oppose the closure of Covid-19 and propose reforms to the compensation scheme. The government has extended its aid package to the cultural sector, but believes […]
Read MoreEU to deliver 10 million COVID vaccine doses
The European Commission and BioNTech–Pfizer have reached an agreement on the accelerated delivery of 10 million doses in the second quarter. President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: ”I know that the second quarter is critical to promoting our vaccination strategy in Member States. These accelerated 10 million doses will increase the […]
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